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Literary Canon

Author Canons With One Highlight, or Many

Dave Astor | Posted 02.12.2013 | Books
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Dave Astor

Much larger is the group of authors whose next-best books are nearly as stellar as their top ones. At the risk of sounding obvious, I think there are more authors with several great works in them than there are authors who write only one novel for the ages.

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Imagining the Presidential Canon: A Thought-Experiment in American Politics

Christopher Michaelson, Ph.D. | Posted 06.04.2012 | Books
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Christopher Michaelson, Ph.D.

What if American presidential contenders were challenged to propose one hundred books that belong on the United States' list of canonical literature?

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How's That Novel of Yours Doing?

Terence Clarke | Posted 10.17.2011 | Books
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Terence Clarke

The wish for fame, so illusory a thing, can kill you. Or at least, it can kill your novel.

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'To Kill A Mockingbird' Isn't So Great, Says WSJ's Allen Barra

The Wall Street Journal | ALLEN BARRA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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It's time to stop pretending that "To Kill a Mockingbird" is some kind of timeless classic that ranks with the great works of American literature. Its...

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